Hobbled by an ankle injury, Wilson pulled off another late rally, throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin with 31 seconds left and giving the Seattle Seahawks a 12-10 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
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“We will still be concerned”. How many times have we seen lesser teams play Seattle tight until the very end? “He seemed to be scrambling for his life every play behind a struggling line, so you have to worry about him taking many more hits if he can’t move on that bad ankle”.
All offseason and preseason we weighed the Seahawks’ decision of keeping undrafted rookie Trevone Boykin as their only backup to quarterback Russell Wilson.
Wilson said following Sunday’s win he was counting on some “ice, prayer and a lot of treatment” to play this week against the Rams. “They’re not injuries but things that have bothered him and stuff”.
His limited mobility because of the ankle also hurts his value because he consistently provides fantasy scoring with his legs on designed runs and when escaping the pocket.
Pete Carroll confirmed to KIRO-AM that Wilson is dealing with a sprained ankle, but told the station “he’ll make it through”.
ANKLE DAMAGE: Wilson was hobbled after he was sacked by Suh for a 13-yard loss.
Oakland had to overcome a 14-point second-half deficit and a 424-yard, four-touchdown performance by Drew Brees.
Teammates weren’t surprised Wilson gutted out the game. The Seahawks offensive line is so porous.
Yes, this will be a different preparation week for Wilson and the Seahawks. Miami looked solid on defense but the offense could be a question mark even though they played in a tough building against a ferocious defense in week 1.
“I think that really great performers find a way”, he said.
Then the Super Bowl happened and Doug had his odd “demonstration” in the end zone and I just felt so angry about what my favorite player had done that I went on a Twitter tirade so bad that he actually blocked me. “His attitude is as charged up as you can imagine”, Carroll said.
With even a slightly hobbled Wilson, the onus falls on running backs Christine Michael and Thomas Rawls to establish a running attack.
“Just talking to [special teams coordinator Darren] Rizzi, it sounded like we had some leakage there”, Gase said of the blocking up front. “Then, to play that well, to be able to finish the game in that kind of fashion and make all the calls and do it all and elude the rush like he needed to, that was just fantastic”.
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Osweiler may not be in the running for end-of-year awards, but a softer-than-average schedule coupled with productive skill players and a formidable defensive unit could pave the way for some unexpected fantasy success.
